Why are all of these people pushing MAGNESIUM SUPPLEMENTATION on me?

It doesn't work.

I took magnesium (325mg I believe). I felt no different.

I took iron (floradix and spatone). I felt no different. It gave me diarrhea.

I took vitamin D. I felt no different.

It is all crap.

The only thing I haven't tried is B12 injection.

Sprouted pumpkin seeds are freaking expensive and I've only found them at Whole Foods or some similar establishment.

I get mine at Costco, as i said, and they are widely available on Amazon as well.

They can be had for about $8.50 + tax per pound. A quarter cup of the little guys gives you about 37% of your RDA for Magnesium, which works out to $0.56 per day (or per serving).

So, I'd say the real trick is to find an inexpensive place to get them, like i mentioned.

Alternatively, peanuts have roughly one third the amount of magnesium, so you could go that route and eat more of them. Other nut sources are Almonds and Cashews, which are about half the magnesium of the pumpkin seeds.

If you’re 5’11 and 130 pounds supplement dealers are not going to sell you stuff to lose weight obviously. They’re going to try and sell you products that will give you muscle and somehow make you faster too. The guys on top of all these pyramid schemes are usually juiced. So you look like a concentration camp victim compared to some of them.

Magnesium, an abundant mineral in the body, is naturally present in many
foods, added to other food products, available as a dietary supplement,
and present in some medicines (such as antacids and laxatives).
Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate
diverse biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis,
muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and blood pressure
regulation [1-3].
Magnesium is required for energy production, oxidative phosphorylation,
and glycolysis. It contributes to the structural development of bone
and is required for the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and the antioxidant
glutathione. Magnesium also plays a role in the active transport of
calcium and potassium ions across cell membranes, a process that is
important to nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction, and normal
heart rhythm [3].

Sources of Magnesium
Food
Magnesium is widely distributed in plant and animal foods and in
beverages. Green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, legumes, nuts,
seeds, and whole grains, are good sources [1,3].
In general, foods containing dietary fiber provide magnesium. Magnesium
is also added to some breakfast cereals and other fortified foods. Some
types of food processing, such as refining grains in ways that remove
the nutrient-rich germ and bran, lower magnesium content substantially [1]. Selected food sources of magnesium are listed in Table 2.